Server User Manual
Thefollowingillustrationshowstheconnectorsontheexpandercard.Eachconnectorontheexpander
cardisusedtoconnectamini-SAStomini-SASsignalcable.Fordetailedinformation,see“Mini-SASto
mini-SASsignalcableconnections”onpage42.
Figure27.Expandercard
1Connector14Connector4
2Connector25Connector5
3Connector36Connector6
Hot-swapharddiskdrivebackplane
Yourservercomeswithoneofthefollowinghot-swapharddiskdrivebayandbackplanecongurations:
•Eight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysandonebackplane
•123.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysandonebackplane
•Eight2.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysandonebackplane
•162.5-inchharddiskdrivebaysandtwobackplanes
Tolocatethebackplane(s),see“Servercomponents”onpage31
.
Backplaneforservermodelswitheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays
Thistopicprovidesinformationtohelpyoulocatetheconnectorsonthebackplaneforservermodels
witheight3.5-inchharddiskdrivebays.
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